Stipe Žunić
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Croatian |
Born | 13 December 1990 |
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] |
Weight | 120 kg (260 lb)[1] |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | Shot put |
College team | University of Florida[2] |
Coached by | Steve Lemke |
Stipe Žunić (born 13 December 1990) is a Croatian athlete specialising in the shot put, having switched from the javelin throw in 2013.[3] He finished fourth at the 2014 European Athletics Championships and seventh at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
Before switching to athletics in 2008, he competed in the kick-boxing. He is a former World Junior Champion in that discipline, winning 65 out of his 70 fights.[1]
He studied sociology at the University of Florida in Gainesville.[1]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Croatia | |||||
2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 29th (q) | Shot put (5kg) | 17.12 m |
7th | Javelin throw (700g) | 70.25 m | |||
European Youth Olympic Festival | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Javelin throw (700g) | 70.98 m | |
2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 18th (q) | Javelin throw | 62.44 m |
2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 11th | Javelin throw | 69.53 m |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 4th | Shot put | 20.68 m |
2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 7th | Shot put | 20.28 m |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 8th | Shot put | 19.95 m |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11th | Shot put | 20.04 m |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- Shot put – 20.68 (Zürich 2014)
- Discus throw – 58.31 (Bar 2014)
- Javelin throw – 77.89 (Austin 2012)
Indoor
- Shot put – 20.67 (Prague 2015) NR
References
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